#VU84843 Input validation error in IBM AIX - CVE-2023-45165

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#VU84843 Input validation error in IBM AIX - CVE-2023-45165

Published: December 28, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84843
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45165
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM AIX
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the AIX SMB client. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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